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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Warning! A heavy duty picture post follows as well as a small tribute to Robert Kaufman Kona Cottons:

Not everything is always smooth sailing, however this quilt simply unfolded and came together like it was always meant to be. The actual rotary cutting and piecing didn't take all that long, although the same cannot be said for the quilting.

I love the quilting! It has added so much character and texture to the finished quilt. Without it this quilt, although otherwise graphically striking, has no soul, no personality, no zing factor.

And the back: ~ No tucks, no puckering; it's all in the basting. I am still a pin baster, taping the layers to the floor and crawling around on hands and knees to pin, pin, pin. There isn't a whole lot of fun in the process but it consistently produces the best results for me. And so, it will continue.

I really wanted to bind this quilt with a printed fabric, however I quickly came to the conclusion that a black solid fabric was warranted and the only suitable option to frame this quilt.

Zingity bingity! What a great and simple quilt. You are absolutely right the quilting is what gives soul. The extra effort put into basting always pays off with a piece that is terrific. Zingity bingity wow.

I have to ask what sounds like an obvious question, so I'll qualify it in a moment, but, What was your sewing pattern when you quilted this? Meaning, Did you start in the middle and quilt every horizontal line, then all the vertical lines? Or, did you sew every other horizontal line and then go back and fill in the horizontal, and then do all of the vertical lines after the horizontal were complete? Or, did you a set of horizontal lines (i.e. every other one), then a set of vertical lines and then another set of horizontal lines, etc?

I ask because I recently began a similar project and was thinking of quilting it very similarly to how you did this quilt, and the "pattern" I will use has been haunting me. I LOVE the way this turned out, so I am wondering exactly how you did it.

I have to admit I'm also wondering if your machine is your secret to those perfectly paced stitches. But, really, I'm sure it's your skill from hard-earned practice, not a quick fix like a trick or a fancy machine!

I have decided that you painted those straight white lines on your quilt, because that quilting just Isn't Possible! Fabulous quilt! I was at the gallery opening in Philly, and Nancy Crow's striped quilts were breathtaking. As is yours :)